Tax Senior - Indirect Tax - Sales and Use Lookback Review

Tax
- Indirect Tax
- Sales and Use Lookback Review COE
- Senior

Location:

Anywhere in Country

Step into a pivotal role where you will advise on indirect tax regulatory changes and support compliance and reporting needs for both public and private entities. You’ll develop and implement strategies, operating models, and compliance frameworks to manage indirect taxes throughout the tax lifecycle, increasing operational efficiency and ensuring regulatory requirements are met.

• Identifying opportunities for tax optimization, credits, and refund recovery, as well as exposure reduction.
• Managing indirect tax strategies, compliance processes, remediation, controversies, and corrective filings.
• Supporting tax process reviews and technology transformation to enhance service offerings.
• Make decisions based on broad policies, applying personal knowledge and experience to resolve issues.
• Implement procedures and guidelines, often working on complex issues requiring in-depth evaluation.
• Provide general guidance to others newer to the role or at a lower level.
• Research clients’ business operations and build long‑lasting relationships with them.
• Identify applicable sales and use tax exemptions and exclusions.
• Identify potential over payment opportunities or risks and communicate these to clients.
• Monitor current tax law changes to maintain credibility as a trusted advisor.
• Develop clear, intelligent plans and approaches for sales and use tax recoveries.
• Prepare and defend sales and use tax refund claims.
• Participate on a motivated team of professionals.
• Supervise a motivated team of professionals, ensuring they have the skills, knowledge and opportunities to reach their full potential.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years of professional knowledge in sales and use tax processes, concepts and tools.
• Achieved or partially achieved CPA qualification, ability to sit for a state bar, certification as a member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation, or CMI designation.
• Proven record of excellence in a professional services or tax organization.
• Technical writing and research experience in a tax context.
• Ability to prioritize when working on multiple complex projects.
• Strong influencing skills, confidence to question existing processes.
• Willingness to travel as needed and work in a balanced hybrid environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in tax legislation and impact assessment.
• Experience in indirect tax refund and recovery review.
• Proficiency in tax planning and optimization.
• Knowledge of audit quality and remediation techniques.
• Familiarity with credit modelling.
• Understanding of data quality, accounting principles and standards.
• Skills in risk mitigation and data analysis/interpretation.
• Knowledge of tax compliance and reporting requirements.
• Ability to use data visualization and storytelling to communicate insights.
• Ability to build and manage relationships.
• Strong communication skills with impact.
• Emotional agility and hybrid collaboration skills.
• Complex problem‑solving and critical thinking abilities.
• Proven ability to drive outcomes and demonstrate learning agility.
• Commercial acumen and experience leading teams.

• Supporting opportunities for additional services (5‑10% of time).
• Assisting in RFP responses.
• Tracking resource plans and budgets.
• Maintaining reports for engagement economics.

• Comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Base salary range for US: $81,700 to $135,000 (nationally); $98,100 to $153,500 for NYC, Washington, California (excluding Sacramento). Total Rewards includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and paid time off.
• Hybrid model: most external client roles work in person 60% of time over engagements.
• Flexible vacation policy; additional leave options such as EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care and other leaves.

EY provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other legally protected basis, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable law. EY is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.